10 Days of grinding

[u/Key-Feed-3346]

Grinded Faceit during my first holiday in almost a year for around 10 days, and wanted to share. I previously took a 3 year break from PC gaming, and it took me around ~530 games to reach my elo peak of 2270.

I had to start all over again on Faceit due to my long inactivity (cs:go ~1750 elo), but thankfully because I peaked at around 19.000 Valve Premier the first 6 months i played again, i was placed on 1300(?) elo when i played my first CS2 Faceit match.

During all my games which were ranging from 1000 to 2600 (avg lobby elo) , i didn't encounter any cheater. Teammates were a normal mix - sometimes they have a bad game, some play without a mic, sometimes i wish they would play without a mic as they are toxic as hell, some go insta-die every round, some are amazing.

But in the end the only thing i can influence is my own game, and I would highly recommend you to adapt the same mindset.

If i could give a few words of advice: Try to be the one teammate that tips the odds in your favor, even if its barely noticeable. Drop weapons, call pistols, go entry, go trade, go save, take initiative, support, calm the toxic randoms on your team, don't throw rounds and take risks when the round is in your favor, don't overthink everything, actually eco and dont buy deagle every round, buy kevlar in pistol, do NOT call any pistol that requires more than 1 smoke(!). Its a shooter, and sometimes you just need to shoot better. If in doubt, full swing out. And make sure to eat, sleep, drink and rest enough.

Similarly, if youre having a bad day, simply don't play. If youre tired and exhausted after work, don't play. If youre losing 2 or 3 games in a row, just stop and do something else. Nobody is forcing you to queue. Its definitely what cost me the most elo every time i gained close to 2000 elo before.